SHIPWRECKED ON A SAVAGE SHORE TOSSED UPON A RUTHLESS COAST

The waves crashed upon the shore with a fury that echoed through my bones. I tripped ashore, the salty spray stinging my face. The air was thick with the aroma of decay and the caw of unseen creatures filled the oppressive silence. This wasn't a paradise; this was a forbidden wilderness where survival was a precarious affair. My ship, once my refug